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− | |partof=[ | + | |partof=[[:Category:3rd Mysore War|3rd Mysore War]] |
|date=6-21 March 1791 | |date=6-21 March 1791 | ||
− | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Bangalore]], Tamil Nadu |
− | |presidency=[[Madras]] | + | |presidency=[[Madras Presidency]] |
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.908001,77.64101&z=10&t=h&hl=en 12.908001°N 77.641010°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.908001,77.64101&z=10&t=h&hl=en 12.908001°N 77.641010°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
− | |combatant2 | + | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] |
− | + | |commander1=[[Charles Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] | |
− | |commander2=[ | + | |commander2=[[Tipu Sultan]] |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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+ | {{Battlemap|war=3rd Mysore War |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=11.486754,76.916656&spn=1.025475,0.729218&t=p&z=10&msid=101241150585833319689.00046efd48abd1d16dbca}} | ||
+ | The battle of [[Bangalore]] saw the storming of the town (Bangalore Pettah) and the subsequent capture of Bangalore Fort. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> |
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA65&dq=Bangalore=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA65,M1 Bangalore] Gazetteer 1857 | ||
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+ | ====Historical books online==== | ||
+ | *''Annals of the wars of the eighteenth century Vol IV'' by Sir Edward Cust 1862 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA62&dq=Bangalore&as_brr=1&ei=pIOoR_LHNI3WzASOssDPDw#PPA64,M1 Capture of Bangalore] | ||
+ | *''The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time, Volume 1''] by Henry Meredith Vibart 1881 [http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryhistoryo01viba#page/222/mode/2up Siege of Bangalore] | ||
+ | *''Select views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot'' by Robert Home 1808 (first published 1794) Google Books. | ||
+ | **[http://books.google.com/books?id=D1hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP10 Monuments erected to the memory of those brave officers who fell at the taking of Bangalore] | ||
+ | **[http://books.google.com/books?id=D1hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP54 View of the Burial Ground at Bangalore] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Battles|Bangalore, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Campaign of 1791-92|Bangalore, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:3rd Mysore War|Bangalore, Battle of]] |
Latest revision as of 13:11, 13 March 2021
Battle of Bangalore | ||
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Part of 3rd Mysore War | ||
Date: | 6-21 March 1791 | |
Location: | Bangalore, Tamil Nadu | |
Presidency: | Madras Presidency | |
Co-ordinates: | 12.908001°N 77.641010°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
Commanders | ||
Lord Cornwallis | Tipu Sultan | |
Strength | ||
Casualties | ||
See our interactive map of 3rd Mysore War locations and routes on Google Maps |
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The battle of Bangalore saw the storming of the town (Bangalore Pettah) and the subsequent capture of Bangalore Fort.
External Links
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
3rd Mysore War Wikipedia
Bangalore Gazetteer 1857
Historical books online
- Annals of the wars of the eighteenth century Vol IV by Sir Edward Cust 1862 Capture of Bangalore
- The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time, Volume 1] by Henry Meredith Vibart 1881 Siege of Bangalore
- Select views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Robert Home 1808 (first published 1794) Google Books.